Plastic mold.



W. S. PRPR.`

PLASTIC MOLD.

Arrmonmn Hmm 1150.2, 1909.

'Patented Aug. 30, 1910. I

' nwmroz PLASTIC MOLD.

Specification of Iietters Patent.' Patented Aug'. 30, itt-itl. i

. Application led December 2, .19t-)9. Serial No. 530,969.

`o alll whom 'it may concern:

13e it known that I, VILLIAM S. PROPER, a citizen of the Unit d States of America, residing at St. Marys, in thecounty of Pleasants and State of lV est Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Plastic Molds, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing. y

This invention relates tomolds, and the principal. object. of the same is to provide a mold that may be used fo Iapplying a plastic reinforcement to portions ot' telegraph, telephone and electric poles, and the like, said mold being formed 'of a plurality of hinged sections, solnoof said sections having a detachable hinged connection with adjoining sections so that they may be removed when it is desired to reduce the size of the mold, said detachable sections being also provided with hinge ears by means of which they may be fastened to atb'oining sections, or additional sections may be fastened thereto to increase the .size of the mold.

ln connection with the foregoing. it is contemplated providing tlnl base of the mold sectionsI with holding clips so that two or more molds may be stacked when necessary or desirable. j

In carrying outthe objects of the inveirtion generally stated above, it will be understood. of course. thatI the essential `features thereof a re necessarily susceptible. of changes in details and structural arrangements. one preferred and practical einlmdiment ot' which is shown in the accoinj'nnrving drawin wherein Figure l is a 'fragmentary view in elevation oi' a post showing the base thereof surrounded bythe improved mold. the mold be ingT Shown in seition to expose the plastic material and the reinforcement therefor. Fig. .2 is a plan view of the mold shown opened. Fig. 3 is Aa horizontal .sectional view taken on tnc line 3--3, Fig. 1. Fig. l a detail perspective view of one of the sections of the mold. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view showing theinanner of stacking two of the molds liefert-ing to .said drawings by numerals, l designates a post whole weakened base portion 2 is shown surrounded by the improved mold 3, reinforcing wire mesh 4c being shown therein in position to be embedded by the plastic material The mold is formed of a plurality of tlat elongated sections 6, each section having out l wardlyprojecting integral hinge ears at their longitudinal edges, said ears being des ignated by the numerals 7 and 8,' respec tively, and the ears at one edge being stag gered relatively t0 the ears at the opposit edge, which arrangement of ears provides a continuons hinge opening at each-edge when the sections are assembledso that two of said sections may be held in hinged engagement by a single hinge pin 9.

The hinge pins 9 are preferably straight, so that the sanie may be readily forced from the hinge ears to permit a section to be removed when necessary, or to add a new section.

One outer section, 10 is held in engagement with an adjoining section by the pin 11 that. has an angular head 12 which forms a handgrip by 'means of which said pin may be readily removed. Said section is also provided with another hinge pin 13 for its opposite edge, said pin 13 being a duplicate of pin 11 and adapted to hold the section 1G in detachable'engagement with the other end' section of the mold, thereby closing the mold. Section l() and its hinge pins 11-13, is shown in detail in Fig'. 4, and it i ill be obvious from the foregoing descri tion when taken in connection therewit that. .said section 10 may be omitted to de-V crease the .size of the mold. or that other similar sections may be added to increase the size of the mold.

A handgrip tt is provided upon the outer surface of lsome of the lsections (t so that handlingof the mold may be facilitated.

The lower end of each section has a Stacking clip l5 passed through the. same from the inner surface. said clips having an enlai-ged head lo that rests against the inner surface of the sections. and a pendent holding portion ,lTthat lies in contact, with and projects below the lower edge of the sec-1 tions. ()ne of the clips is shown in detail in Fig. 5, and by referencetbereto itwill be seen that they are especially adapted for use on engaging over the upper edge of another mold to hold the molds in rigid stacked relation, the purpose ot which is.

obvious. l t will also be seen by reference to Fig. 1 that the holding clips .l5 are also of material assistance in preventing slippage of the mold owing to the fact that they will engage. the surface upon which the mold is resting.

.lt isl preferred t0 strengthen a weakened l projecting hinge ears at its longitudinel Aporatin the manner shown 1n Fig. 3, wherein tbe'niold is placed around the post in spaced reietioin and e. reinforcement of Wire mesh 4: placed Within the mold so that when the plastic materiel placed within. the mold, said. reinforcement will be afljaeenttheouter surface thereof so that said outer surface will be held to the desire( shape about the post, end'tbet the outer surface lwill be greatly strengthened thereby. Aften, the plastic lmateriel has setg the mold is removed by releasing'tlie outer section 10.

It -will be seen that by the use of the improved mold the plastic material is given an Aornei'nental exterior eppee ence, and by the 'use of the wires, the seine is reinforced. lil/lieti claim as my invention isz A. mold comprising n plurality of flut elongated sect-ions, Aeach bnfving voutwardlyv edges, the eers at one edge being staggered reltively to the ears at the opposite edge so that two of the sections may be lleld hingedly together by a single pin, headed pins for detachably-securing the sections together, hund grips arranged alternately 0n said sections, the lower ends of each section having :l slacking pin inserted throughxthe' seme, snidpins being euch provided witliian enlarged head which contacts with the inner surface of seid sections to retain the'sections in plaeeand also to prevent displacenient of the mold.

In testimony whereof I `hereunto aix my signature in presence of tw`o witnesses. f Y

j WILLIAM S. PROPER. fitnessesz Y l rxsvltx lf'ANnAliia, f Jon. WILLiAMs. 

